Description: The Northeast Iowa 38th Volunteer Infantry was called the "Martyr Regiment". Mustered in 1862, the Iowans suffered enormous losses due to typhoid fever & malaria during the siege of Vicksburg where the unit manned the extreme of the line, bordering a cypress swamp, and was decimated, with 311 of it's 900 men dying in a little over a year. In 1864 it was consolidated with the 34th Iowa Infantry, serving to the War's End including Texas and the Siege of Mobile, Alabama. An Original Civil War Paymaster Certificate for "Martha Sholtz, Widow of "Henry L Sholtz, Co C 38th Iowa Vol, Deceased Sergeant", providing her his back pay. The 1p 8 x 14" ptd/ink certificate is signed Dec 3, 1864 by US Treasuury Officers and noted as received for Martha Sholtz by EB Quiner. Age stains, edge wear, small punch clips, old tape and archival at reverse folds, Overall Good. . Comes with his service info. Sergeant Henry L Sholtz, a native of Fredericksburg, Iowa served until early 1864 when he succumbed to typhoid and is buried at the Alexandria National Cemetery, Pineville, Louisiana. His loving wartime letters to his wife Martha "Bub" and his 2 boys are full of wonderful content and are kept in the Kenosha, Wisconsin, Civil War Museum. The signer for Martha, who resided in Dane County, Wis in 1865 was EB Quiner a notable Wisconsin patriot: both his daughters served as Volunteer nurses. With their father they amassed 10,000 soldier letters from the Wisconsin newspapers from which he the authored of the definitive "Military History of Wisconsin", the story of the State in the War.Welcome to my Ebay Auctions and Ebay Store. I am a specialist in early American Military & Historical items, especially American Civil War ephemera- letters, military & historic documents including broadsides, commissions, General Orders and other imprints and badges. I have been collecting and selling original American Civil War & US Military memorabilia for 41 years. PLEASE SEE MY EBAY STORE FOR OTHER CIVIL WAR AND EARLY AMERICAN MILITARIA LISTINGS. I am a longtime member of the Company of Military Historians, the New England Antique Arms Association, the Ephemera Society of America & the Civil War Veterans Historical Assn. My customers have included some of the leading names in collecting and selling American History items, as well was as a wide range of novice & advanced collectors in addition to some 30 US federal, state, public and private university & municipal museums and libraries. NOTE: Any repair to a paper item is listed. I use only museum curator approved archival repair tape. All items are unconditionally guaranteed to be authentic and in the condition as described.. I ship only USPS priority mail with insurance Mike Brackin
Price: 135 USD
Location: Angier, North Carolina
End Time: 2023-12-21T16:56:27.000Z
Shipping Cost: 12 USD
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Conflict: Civil War (1861-65)
Original/Reproduction: Original
Theme: Militaria
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Modified Item: No
